Article snippet: MORE acknowledged late Friday that the government was heading toward a partial shutdown but insisted it was Democrats' responsibility to bring the funding lapse to an end. "Call it a Democrat shutdown, call it whatever you want," Trump said in a video released hours after the House and Senate adjourned for the night without a deal to avert the shutdown starting at midnight. "Let's work together, let's be bipartisan and let's get it done. The shutdown hopefully will not last long," he added. Lawmakers have been wrestling over Trump's demand that they provide billions of dollars to fund his proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Vice President Pence, acting White House chief of staff MORE were dispatched to Capitol Hill on Friday to try to secure a deal on a path forward. The three met with Senate Minority Leader Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) ceremonial office off the House floor. Trump in his video warned of violent, criminal gangs infiltrating the U.S. through its southern border while calling for the Senate to approve a bill passed by House Republicans that would fund the rest of the government while including $5 billion for his proposed border wall. "Our great country must have border security. We don't want people coming in who aren't supposed to be here," Trump says in the video. "It's very dangerous out there. Drugs are pouring in." "Now it's up to the Senate, and it's really up to the Democrats, because we need their votes," Trump said. "We're going to have a s... Link to the full article to read more